Fairness for all is at the heart of everything Wigan Council wants to achieve.
Equality is not a concept that applies only to minority groups in our borough – everyone is entitled to feel that they have been treated fairly and with respect. Wigan is changing and we need to make sure that everyone who lives or works here, or who is visiting our borough, is able to make a positive contribution to Wigan life.
All public organisations (for example, local councils, the health service and the police) have a legal duty to produce an Equality Scheme. We want to use this duty to help us make a real difference to people’s lives. We have therefore made sure that our Equality Scheme is focussed on the important issues for people living in the Borough. To help us focus, we have combined all three of our strategic equality documents into this Equality Scheme – so this is our strategy, policy and action plan.
